Qatar Investment Authority
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| Founded | 2005 |
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| Headquarters | Doha, Qatar |
| Key people | Sheik Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al Thani |
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, specializing in local and foreign investment. It was founded in 2005 to manage the extra oil and natural gas surpluses that Qatar Government were receiving. The QIA wholly controls the Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company (Qatari Diar), which is a property investment fund.
QIA is estimated to hold in excess of $60 billion of assets.[1]
The chief executive and chairman of the QIA is Sheik Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al Thani.[2]
In October 2008 QIA were linked with a takeover of Everton F.C. in a deal worth £200million. The rumours were initially dismissed by Everton[3] only to re-emerge in April 2009.[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ "UBS Records a Big Write-Down and Sells a Stake". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/11/business/worldbusiness/11bank.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-14.
- ^ "Qatar Buying Credit Suisse Shares on Open Market". Bloomberg News. 2008-2-19. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/business/worldbusiness/19qatar.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-14.
- ^ Bartlett, David (2008-10-06). "Everton deny reports of 200m takeover offers". Liverpool Daily Post. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/10/06/everton-deny-reports-of-200m-takeover-offers-64375-21973284/. Retrieved on 2008-10-06.
- ^ "Lets continue building good times says Moyes". Daily Mail. 2009-04-25. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1173304/c. Retrieved on 2009-04-25.
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